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How To Protect Yourself In A Lottery PoolNews Story
Now that $21 million in Texas Lottery prize money is in limbo as a result of a pending lawsuit that has frozen the money, many people wonder how they can protect themselves from falling victim of a lottery pool dispute. The six Lubbock winners are being sued by a seventh person who claims, but has no written proof, that she was supposed to be included in the winnings. Who could have thought a little piece of paper could cause so much trouble? More than money, a winning ticket could bring
May 25, 2006, 10:39 pm - Lottery News

Texas Woman Sues Over Winning Lottery TicketNews Story
A woman who claims she was part of a $36 million Lotto Texas jackpot pool but was excluded from the winnings has sued six women and the Texas Lottery Commission. Betty Domingo of Lubbock claimed in her lawsuit filed Friday that she is due $2.9 million, her share of the April 29 Lotto drawing. The six women named as defendants selected the lump sum $20.9 million cash value option. A judge issued a restraining order Friday to prevent the commission from distributing the money until the dispu
May 25, 2006, 2:26 pm - Lottery News

Texas Lottery audit finds security flawsNews Story
The Texas Lottery Commission needs to better enforce its computer system security policies and more effectively ensure that its main contractor is conducting background checks on its employees, according to a state auditor's report obtained Wednesday. The report, which is scheduled for public release on Friday, said security at the lottery is generally satisfactory. But the auditors identified several significant security weaknesses, especially in the area of system access. For example,
May 4, 2006, 10:00 am - Lottery News

Five People From Lubbock Win $36 Million Texas Lotto JackpotNews Story
Jackpot is the first for Texas Lotto's new game format Five people, all longtime friends, put their money together to purchase a lotto ticket at a 7-11 in Lubbock. That lotto ticket is now worth $36 million. Obviously, they're ecstatic, but also a bit hesitant about making headlines. They wish to remain anonymous until the day they claim the prize, and the media is respecting their wishes. One person's dream led to the winning six numbers. The cash value option was chosen, so after ta
May 3, 2006, 11:00 am - Lottery News

Sales for new Texas Lotto starts todayNews Story
Texas lottery players are saying buh-bye to the bonus ball. Last night's $32 million jackpot Lotto Texas drawing was the last for the much-loathed little guy, who proved unpopular with players. The Texas Lottery Commission voted Feb. 27 to scratch the unpopular bonus ball and return to better sales and better odds. Lotto Texas will return to a matrix that was abandoned three years ago in which players may choose six numbers from among 54, with odds of winning the jackpot at 1 in 25.8 m
Apr 23, 2006, 9:36 am - Lottery News

Bonus ball bounced by Lotto TexasNews Story
Come Sunday, Lotto Texas players won't have the bonus ball to kick around anymore. When Saturday night's drawing for Lotto's $32 million jackpot is over, the Texas Lottery Commission will reintroduce the version of the game it abandoned in October 2003. The move came after players sent a clear signal that they do not like having to match the number on that extra ball for a chance to win the grand prize. How clear was the signal? Lotto ticket sales plummeted by 30 percent after the bon
Apr 21, 2006, 9:21 am - Lottery News

Texas woman wins lottery millions second timeNews Story
Joan Ginther is a lucky woman indeed. Not only was she the proud recipient of a $5.4 million jackpot prize from Lotto Texas drawing in July 1993, but Thursday she met with the Texas Lottery Commission in Austin to claim another $2 million in prize money. Ginther, a former Bishop resident who visits the city frequently to care for her father, bought a Holiday Millionaire scratch-off ticket for $30 at the Diamond Shamrock at 525 S. 14th St. in Kingsville. She lives in Las Vegas, according
Apr 8, 2006, 9:39 am - Lottery News

Police arrest lottery ticket thiefNews Story
A routine audit of lottery tickets conducted by the Texas Lottery Commission showed that more than $37,000 in scratch-off tickets were missing from a Flower Mound convenience store. The tickets were missing from a Diamond Shamrock station in the 220 block of Long Prairie Road. Police later arrested a store employee, Joanna Diaz, on charges of theft.
Mar 22, 2006, 9:36 am - Lottery News

Texas Pick 3 is state's top moneymakerNews Story
The head of the Texas Lottery Commission calls the venerable Lotto Texas the sweetheart game, but it's no longer the biggest single moneymaker for the state agency. Lotto Texas, which is awaiting its third major overhaul in five years, has been surpassed by Pick 3 as the top numbers game. Over the past 12 months, Pick 3 has outsold Lotto Texas, $315.6 million to $300.3 million, sales figures show. Pick 3 has developed a very loyal following over the years, and those players really like
Mar 20, 2006, 8:24 am - Lottery News

Texas Lottery eliminates Lotto bonus ballNews Story
Updated Feb. 28, 2005, 8:02 am Everything old is new again at the Texas Lottery, where commissioners voted Monday to ditch the unpopular Lotto Texas bonus ball and return to the style abandoned three years ago due to sagging sales. Starting in late April, players will choose six numbers between 1 and 54 rather than five numbers between 1 and 44 and one bonus ball from 1 to 44. That will return the odds of winning the jackpot to 1 in 25.8 million, down from 1 in 47.8 million with the bonu
Feb 28, 2006, 7:25 am - Lottery News